DENOTATION is the literal definition of a word Ex. dove: any of various birds of the family Columbidae, including pigeons Signs, words, phrases, images,

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DENOTATION is the literal definition of a word Ex. dove: any of various birds of the family Columbidae, including pigeons Signs, words, phrases, images, or other objects that stand for or represent something else. (Timeless Themes, pg. 1225) CONNOTATION are the associations that a word calls to mind Ex. dove means innocence, peace, love

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If you need a resource for looking up common universal symbols, check out this website from the University of Michigan’s Science Fiction Club:  http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolis mproject/symbolism.html/ http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolis mproject/symbolism.html